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Re: Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard

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Post by vlozko »

inetknght wrote: post #309
unethical_ban wrote: post #297

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Counterpoint: It's gaming. It is a space with a low barrier to (indie) entry and it is not part of some critical infrastructure. Maybe it is lamentable, but I am not sure antitrust would be my way to go for this.

> It is a space with a low barrier to (indie) entry and it is not part of some critical infrastructure. How many indie games are there for Xbox?

A lot? Certainly far more than I can ever get to. Even more on PS and PC. Not exactly sure what you're getting at.

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Post by mbg721 »

inetknght wrote: post #309
unethical_ban wrote: post #297

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Counterpoint: It's gaming. It is a space with a low barrier to (indie) entry and it is not part of some critical infrastructure. Maybe it is lamentable, but I am not sure antitrust would be my way to go for this.

> It is a space with a low barrier to (indie) entry and it is not part of some critical infrastructure. How many indie games are there for Xbox?

More than you might think. Manifold Garden is one that comes to mind; if you're looking for them in the online store thing, you can find them, although of course they're not the games with discs and cases at Walmart or Target or wherever.

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Post by syshum »

parkingrift wrote: post #196

No acquisition of this size should ever be allowed. This is way too much consolidation. Microsoft is buying their way to becoming the #2 or #3 gaming company in the world. They should have to innovate and compete their way to the #2 or #3 gaming company in the world. Who is going to be able to compete with Xbox Game Pass?

Idiocracy and Demolition Man were both prophecies

Re: Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard

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Post by MangoCoffee »

a lot of comments seem to be concern about the antitrust.

Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard just put them in number 3 slot. Tencent and Sony are far bigger in gaming. if Apple lawsuit didn't take down Apple store just forced Apple to allows third party payment option. i don't think Microsoft will get slap with a antitrust. Microsoft isn't even number 1 in gaming.

Re: Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard

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Post by lemoncookiechip »

This is great for XBOX (Microsoft), but terrible for the industry and us consumers. Less competition isn't good for us. First Bethesda, now Activision Blizzard... One has to wonder what they'll acquire next, and they have the money to throw around comparatively to the other big players in the market (Take 2, EA, Ubisoft, Warner, and more importantly, SONY).

Re: Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard

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Post by cestith »

MangoCoffee wrote: post #316
atlasunshrugged wrote: post #34

I wonder if this will trigger any antitrust lawsuits. I know Microsoft isn't that of the 90's but it seems like the political situation is ripe for politicians to go after "big tech" and this is a pretty major acquisition that will help Xbox be the dominant player in terms of content.

the article say Microsoft will be the third largest gaming company behind Tenecent and Sony. how antitrust going to trigger if Microsoft doesn't have the entire market. if antitrust didn't take down Apple just force Apple to allows third party payment option. i don't see how this will trigger antitrust

Neither Tencent nor Sony are based in the US (although Sony does have a US subsidiary). AT&T and T-Mobile together wouldn't have been the whole cell phone market either, although consolidation in physical-presence utilities are seen somewhat differently from more easily distributed products.

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Post by squarefoot »

lvass wrote: post #116
bitwize wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Microsoft owns CoD, Doom, Quake, Minecraft, Fallout, Elder Scrolls, and soon Warcraft, Starcraft, and Overwatch. They're becoming the Disney of gaming, which is scary, but hey, Microsoft gonna Microsoft.

Haven't you heard? They <3 Linux now, they'll never use their position to lock people into their platforms again. They even promised they'll be good.

> They They love their Linux. I won't be surprised at all if some key games would magically become less compatible with WINE in the future.

Re: Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard

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Post by cestith »

panick21_ wrote: post #261
atlasunshrugged wrote: post #34

I wonder if this will trigger any antitrust lawsuits. I know Microsoft isn't that of the 90's but it seems like the political situation is ripe for politicians to go after "big tech" and this is a pretty major acquisition that will help Xbox be the dominant player in terms of content.

Anti-Trust is not magic, its no longer a tool politicans can wield like a club against things they don't like. The courts have a definition and you actually have to prove abuse for those law-suits to do anything. Doing so if you can do it at all takes decades. Unless politicians make major changes to the anti-trust law its unlikely to be effective. And doing so would require major action in congress. The president co…

Abuse must be proven to break up an existing company. Nobody has to prove abuse to prevent mergers among major market members.

Re: Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard

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Post by me_me_me »

bombcar wrote: post #201
parkingrift wrote: post #196

No acquisition of this size should ever be allowed. This is way too much consolidation. Microsoft is buying their way to becoming the #2 or #3 gaming company in the world. They should have to innovate and compete their way to the #2 or #3 gaming company in the world. Who is going to be able to compete with Xbox Game Pass?

Disney already owns some huge percentage of all entertainment, we just need to wait for them to buy Microsoft's gaming division now.

Wow, thats the future i am looking forward to.

'You have a choice, you can pick Microsoft or Disney. More options would only confuse you'

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